Resource Tycoon Reborn

The East Asia Free Trade Area, also known as the China-Japan-Korea Free Trade Area in China, was an idea that was first formally proposed in 2002. This idea was largely due to the success of the North American Free Trade Area.

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The North American Free Trade Area was jointly established by the United States, Canada and Mexico in 1994. It is called by many people the largest free trade area in history and the most bold measures. The North American Free Trade Area has been since its establishment.

, it has more than 360 million consumers, and its gross national product totals more than eight trillion US dollars! Moreover, the United States and Canada are developed countries, but Mexico is an out-and-out developing country. Such a combination, in

It's never happened before.

The North American Free Trade Area has been in operation for several years. Although people around the world have different opinions on its development results and there are still some relatively large controversies, after the establishment of the North American Free Trade Area, the United States, Canada and Mexico have eliminated trade barriers and opened up

Market, it is basically certain that economic growth and productivity improvement have been achieved. Especially as a developing country, Mexico is considered to be the biggest beneficiary after the establishment of the North American Free Trade Area, and has been able to attract a large amount of foreign investment and introduce advanced technology.

and management experience, the economy has grown significantly, and has achieved remarkable results, becoming recognized as one of the countries with the greatest development potential and the fastest development in the world.

The establishment of the North American Free Trade Area has given a strong impetus to the regional economy and the economies of participating countries, which has made the leaders of the three East Asian countries very attracted by it. Today, the GDP of China, Japan and South Korea exceeds 10 trillion US dollars, and the population

It is as high as more than 1.5 billion! The total population, total economic volume, and trade volume of the three countries account for more than 20% of the global total, accounting for 70% of Asia, and 9% of East Asia.

10! However, compared with the EU and NAFTA, the internal trade dependence among the three countries is low. If the three-country free trade area can be successfully established and the free exchange of goods, personnel and capital can be gradually realized, enterprises in the three countries can

Therefore, production costs are reduced, larger markets and profits are obtained, and consumers can obtain lower-priced goods, thereby promoting industrial adjustment and economic development in the three countries!

This bright prospect is not only exciting for China, but also for South Korea and Japan. The economy has been stagnant for many years, and Japan has the highest GDP among the three countries. Japan hopes to take advantage of the free trade area.

Change Japan's current economic predicament.

Fang Mingyuan is of course happy to see this happen, but he is not optimistic about whether the Three-Country Free Trade Area can eventually be successfully established. Putting aside the fact that there are Americans who want to cause trouble, how can they just sit back and watch the Three-Country Free Trade Area?

The successful completion of the trade zone gave China and Japan the opportunity to threaten its position as the world's largest economic power. There are now various frictions between the three countries, whether in political circles or among the people. Japan has a wrong understanding of its aggression during World War II.

There are huge differences with China and South Korea on territorial issues, which makes it difficult for the political mutual trust between the three countries to reach a certain level. This will undoubtedly have a significant negative impact on the establishment of a free trade area among the three countries.

However, Fang Mingyuan also knew that during Yukio Hatoyama's administration, relations between Japan, South Korea, and China had eased, and negotiations on the free trade area would be able to advance quickly. When he steps down, who knows what will happen in the future?

Which Japanese will come to power? What will be the attitude of the Japanese government towards China and South Korea? Maybe it will return to a situation of cold politics and hot economics. In that case, the negotiation process of the free trade area will also be certain.

will be greatly affected.

The more Japan needs China for its economic development, the less likely it will be willing to serve as a pawn of the United States in the future. However, Fang Mingyuan also knows that the possibility of truly winning over Japan is very low. It has to be said, although

It has been more than half a century since the United States' hegemony was established after World War II. No matter what the world says, the United States' influence is no longer what it used to be, but the U.S. economy is unparalleled and far ahead of other countries.

But it is an indisputable fact.

In 2009, according to data from the World Bank, Japan's GDP was more than 5 trillion US dollars, Germany's GDP was only more than 380 billion US dollars, and the United States' GDP was 144,000 US dollars.

Billion US dollars! Equivalent to Japan plus China plus Germany plus half of France! The strong economic strength provides a solid foundation for the Americans to build the world's largest military force! Although China's economy is also developing rapidly, but I want to

There is still a long way to go before we can catch up with the United States.

If China wants to catch up with the United States, it must pay attention to its younger brothers in Asia. If it can allow South Korea and Japan to remain neutral in future disputes between the two countries, it can greatly reduce the pressure on China

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Therefore, although he knows that it is extremely difficult to promote a China-Japan-South Korea free trade area, Fang Mingyuan still feels that he should try hard.

However, the most important task today is still to ensure the stability of Yukio Hatoyama's cabinet, to expand China's influence on Japan, to prevent Japan from amending the pacifist constitution, and to restrain Japan's huge military power on its homeland as much as possible.

Give him a chance to break free from his chains.

Fang Mingyuan said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister Hatoyama, Secretary-General Ozawa, let's talk in another place."

Hatoyama Yukio and Ozawa Naoki couldn't help but be startled, and they were also shocked in their hearts. What does the change of title and speaking in a different place mean?

Fang Mingyuan, Yukio Hatoyama, and Naoki Ozawa returned to his suite in the hotel. Except for the three of them, there was no one else. They stayed there for more than an hour, and among Yukio Hatoyama's entourage

When they couldn't hold back any longer and wanted to go in, the three of them walked out. Only Yukio Hatoyama and Naoki Ozawa looked downcast.

Hatoyama Yukio and Ozawa Naoki did not continue to stay at the Jr Tower, and soon said goodbye to Fang Mingyuan. Fang Mingyuan did not send them far away, which would only attract more people's attention. They sent away the two

After leaving, Fang Mingyuan did not go back to the observation room on the top floor. Instead, he returned to his room, stood in front of the window, and looked out.

Just here, he told Yukio Hatoyama and Naoki Ozawa that he "saw" that in the future, a serious nuclear power plant accident would occur on Japanese soil, causing a large number of nuclear leaks, which would not only make a large number of Japanese people miserable.

Not only did they leave their hometown, but they also had a certain impact on neighboring countries.

Due to Fang Mingyuan's "precedent", his words made Yukio Hatoyama and Naoki Ozawa have to face up to and think deeply about this incident after being shocked. Japan is a resource-scarce country, and nuclear power is an electric energy source for Japan.

An important source of electricity. In Japan, more than 50 nuclear power units have been built, of which 48 are still in operation. These nuclear power units are distributed throughout Japan, providing Japanese society with a steady stream of electricity. Nuclear power provides

The electricity accounts for 30% of Japan’s electricity consumption!

Although Japan is the only country that has been attacked by nuclear weapons, due to the extreme lack of domestic energy resources in Japan, 80% of its energy needs must be met by imports from overseas. Without low-cost nuclear power, Japan will inevitably suffer

The price of electricity has risen sharply, so some people even believe that an important reason why Japan's economy has developed well and has been able to stay in the ranks of developed countries is that it can guarantee the supply of energy in a timely manner through nuclear power plants and other nuclear power plants. After the nuclear power plants are closed, Japan cannot

Not spending a lot of energy to purchase coal, natural gas and other resources will greatly increase the burden on the Japanese economy.

Moreover, the extensive use of coal and natural gas for power generation will also cause Japan's current plan to control carbon dioxide emissions to go bankrupt, which will put the Japanese government in an extremely embarrassing situation in future international climate change negotiations.

However, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident in the former Soviet Union and the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant accident in the United States, as well as the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant accident in Japan that almost caused a catastrophe, both made Yukio Hatoyama and Naoki Ozawa think about it.

Shudder! Japan has a small land area and a large population. It can be said that the population density is much greater than that of Ukraine, Russia, and the United States today. Once a serious nuclear power plant accident occurs, the consequences will be greater than those of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident and the three nuclear power plant accidents.

The Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant accident is even more serious!

Since Fang Mingyuan did not "see clearly" which nuclear power plant the accident occurred, nor did he mention the specific time, this made Yukio Hatoyama and Naoki Ozawa feel even more worried.

In fact, Fang Mingyuan did not tell them the truth. Not only did he know which nuclear power plant had the accident, he also knew when it happened, and what caused the accident. However, he could not tell Yukio Hatoyama

They told it all.

The Great East Japan Earthquake can be said to be the most eye-catching disaster in the world in 2011. Not only because this major earthquake triggered a tsunami, which hit many areas of Honshu, Japan, killing nearly 30,000 people.

The death and disappearance of people, and the loss of property are even more incalculable, especially because it was this earthquake that caused extremely serious damage to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. Six units were abandoned and a large amount of radioactive material leaked to the outside.

Internationally, nuclear accidents are divided into levels from zero to seven according to severity. The Three Mile Island nuclear accident in the United States was rated as level five, while the Fukushima nuclear accident was rated as the highest level, level seven. After the Fukushima nuclear accident, of course, there was a

It caused extremely serious consequences in Japan, and the Japanese government was troubled by it. However, the Fukushima nuclear accident also had a serious negative impact on countries surrounding Japan, including China. Not only were trace amounts detected in the atmosphere

Japan has also discharged a large amount of radioactive materials into the sea. Although the harm caused cannot be seen in a short time, in the long run, it will undoubtedly affect China, which is separated by a sea. So Fang Mingyuan thought about it,

In the end, I decided to remind Yukio Hatoyama and ask him to prepare in advance.

After Yukio Hatoyama and Naoki Ozawa got out of the Jr Tower and got into their cars, Yukio Hatoyama immediately asked his accompanying secretary to make a detailed summary of the domestic nuclear power units and provide him with information as quickly as possible.

If you submit a detailed report without knowing which nuclear power plant will have an accident, you can only use stupid methods to screen them out one by one.

After driving the two secretaries to other cars, and only the two of them were left in the car, Hatoyama Yukio sighed helplessly. He did not expect that when he saw Fang Mingyuan, he would receive such a shock.

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"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the safest way is of course to shut down the current nuclear power plants in the country, but in that case, we may not be able to suppress the chain reaction and opposition that will arise." Naoki Ozawa said solemnly.

If an accident occurs at a nuclear power plant and causes serious consequences, the cabinet will definitely be held responsible. The vast majority of Japanese citizens will not care about professional issues. They only know that officials are responsible for such things! Maybe it’s Yu Hatoyama.

It’s not surprising that Yukio apologized and stepped down. Hatoyama Yukio’s resignation is definitely not a good thing for the Democratic Party. But for members of the Democratic Party, it may be a good thing. According to Japanese law,

The prime minister is the leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives. As long as there is no re-election in the House of Representatives this time, even if Yukio Hatoyama steps down, other Democrats will take over, and he, Naoki Ozawa, may also be one of them.

But regardless of what others think, Naoki Ozawa doesn't want to do that. Although the seat is glamorous, it is actually a crater. The person sitting on it has an infinitely beautiful scenery, but he may be caught at any time.

Being swallowed by the volcano under his butt, it is undoubtedly much safer to be the second person. Moreover, Naoki Ozawa believes that Yukio Hatoyama deserves more attention from Fang Mingyuan than he does. This is not a simple matter of position.

Now in his sixties, he has experienced ups and downs in Japanese politics for a long time, and he still has the ability to observe what is happening. Moreover, Yukio Hatoyama still has great trust in him. Once Yukio Hatoyama steps down,

If he is unable to take over as prime minister, it is hard to say whether the next prime minister can give him the same trust.

"Unless Fang Jun's words are made public, they will definitely not be suppressed." Yukio Hatoyama agreed. Closing nuclear power plants across the country is simple to say, but there are various interests involved behind it. Even if he is the Prime Minister of Japan,

It won't work without a clear and reasonable reason. Although if Fang Mingyuan is pushed to the front, the resistance in Japan will be much smaller. After all, as long as he is not a brainless guy, he will never forget the Kobe earthquake. However,

This time, Fang Mingyuan made it clear that he refused to make it public, at least for now.